Cover for bed-springs.



'1. M. JACOBS. COVER FOR BED APPLICATION FILED MAR.7, 1912.

SPRINGS.

Ptented June 11,1912.

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ISRAEL M. JACQBS, Oil YPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatcnted June 11, 10912.

itpnlication filed March F, 19113, $61191 No. 682L141.

' vice of this character which may he readily .in cross section on the line i-t of l? v.

r they connected to an ordinary bed spring, and which will prevent the mattres from con tact with the spring, and hence rcvent soiling of the mattress and lengthe ling the lite thereof.

A further object is to provide an intproved cover of this character which will not interfere with the elasticity of the spring, which may be quickly attached and detached and which will hold the mattress in proper position thereon.

'With these and other objects in view, the invention consists'in certain novel teatures .of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts,'as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: lligurel, is a perspective view showing the cover in position on aspring and indicating in dotted lines the position of the mattress on the cover. Fig. 2:, is a bottom plan view of the cover removed. Fig. 3, is a vicwin section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4%, is a view Fig. 5, is a view in elevation illustrating one of the hooks 7, and Fig. 6, is a view in section on the line 6-43 of 1, represents my improved cover which is of two thicknesses of material such for example as ticking or canvas, but may be of course, of any other flexible material adapted for the purpose, and is preferably provided with a padding 2' between the thicknesses of the cover.

At the sides and ends of the cover, flaps 3 and 1 respectively are provided, so that when these flaps fall into vertical position over the edges of the spring, the cover will have the general rectangular shape as shown in Fig-:1.- The tree edges of these flaps and at are inclosed in a binding tape and are of a length sufiicient to inclosc tl'ie Ana.

At both ends of the cover, on its under face, a of elastic straps 6 are secured at one end. At their free ends, they are provided with hooks 7 which are adapted to be caught over the angle bars 8 at the ends of the ordinary bed spring 9. .iiidjusting slides 10 are provided on the elastic straps ('5, so that said straps may be adjusted, and it to he understood. that when they are in position on the bed. spring, these straps are drawn so that they are under tension, and the cover is held taut on the spring. These straps will, of course, prevent any longitudinal morement of the cover on the spring, and to prevent any lateral movement, relatively large straps 12 are provided, each strap consisting of two sections secured to the under face of the cover 1. at opposite sides, and one section provided with a buckle 13 to receive the other sect'ion, so that the straps may be tightly drawn under the spring and hold the cover in position thereon.

Diagonally positioned straps 1 1 are secured at their ends to the outer face of cover 1 adjacent the ends of the latter, and these straps 14. are adapted to be'positioned over a mattress 15 illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Suitable buckles 16 are provided on the straps 142, so that the mattress may be clamped onto the cover. These buckles 16 are located adjacent the ends of the straps, so that they do not come on top of the mat tress.

Inthc drawings, particularly Figs. 3, and i, 1 have illustrated an ordinary form of bed spring which is provided with longitudinal rods 18 on the ends of which brackets 17 are secured, and support the end angles 8 of the spring which are connected by coiled springs 19 with the ordinary woven spring part 20.

it preferable arrangement of the straps 12 is to position them under the coiled springs 19, but this is not, of course, an essential.

The hooks 7 as seen most clearly in Figs. 5 andv (S are composed of sheet metal, and

bent forming a hooked end 21 to engage i any ordinary bed spring, and when once in of spring. I therefore consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claimsI Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure icy-Letters Patent is:

1. A cover for bed springs comprising a sheet of flexible material, a series of elastic straps secured to the under face of said covering adjacent its ends, and hooks on the free ends of said straps adapted to engage the end angles of a bed spring, and transverse stra'ps comprising two sections secured to the under face oft cover adjacent its ends and adapted to be positioned under abed spring, and means oconnectin the sections of said straps, substantial y as described. V w

2. A cover for bed springs comprising a sheet of flexible material, elastic devices on saidflenibi material adapted to connect the said cover, substantially as described.

3, A cover for bed springs, comprising a sheet of flexible material, elastic straps secured at one end to the cover, hooks-on the free ends of said strafis adapted to engage a bed spring, and diagonally positioned crossed straps on the upper face of said cover adapted to secure a mattress on said cover, substantially as described.

4. A cover for bed springs comprising a sheet of flexible material, a series of elastic straps. secured to the under face of said covering adjacent its ends, and hooks on the free ends of said straps adapted to engage the end angles of a bed spring, anddiagona'lly positioned crossed straps on the upper face ofsaid cover adapted to secure a mattress on said cover, substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification intli presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISRAEL M. JACOBS.

Witnesses:

R. H. KRENKEL, CHAS. E. Porrs. 

